Sports stats



Flyers Kill Tombstone Promotion With Comeback Win

July 25, 2010 - Golden Baseball League (GBL)
Orange County Flyers News Release


CHICO, Calif. - The Orange County Flyers spoiled tonight's "tombstone giveaway" in Chico with a come-from-behind 7-4 win at Nettleton Stadium, invalidating the 500 foam headstone with "R.I.P. Orange County Flyers - July 24, 2010" distributed to the crowd. The Flyers improved to 4-3 in the second half of the GBL season, 26-26 overall, and clinched a series win over the Outlaws for the first time this year.

The Flyers, who taped one of the tombstones to the wall of the clubhouse before the game, leapfrogged the Outlaws with a four-run eighth inning off reliever Josh Dew. Jimmy Rohan walked to lead off the inning, and Sergio Pedroza and Keith Ginter singled to load the bases. David Harris singled to tie the game, 4-4, but Pedroza was thrown out at the plate trying to push the go-ahead run across. Two batters later, Alex Jamieson doubled down the first base line, scoring Ginter and Harris for a 6-4 lead. Derek Perren added a pinch-hit RBI-single to cash Jamieson and put the Flyers up, 7-4.

Orange County started hotter than the 97-degree temperature at first pitch, with the first four batters all hitting safely for three Flyers runs. Steve Boggs and Tyler Keeble singled to get on base. Jimmy Rohan added an RBI-double, and Sergio Pedroza followed suit with a two-run double for a 3-0 lead.

Chico answered on Mike Rose's two-out bloop single in the bottom of the first to score Anthony Manuel, but Matt Durkin limited the damage by striking out Carlos Lopez with the bases loaded to end the inning. Chico got a run back on a ground ball off the bat of pitcher Mark McLemore in the fourth.

Outlaws starter Mark McLemore settled down after a rough first inning, retiring 12 straight batters after a leadoff walk to Alex Jamieson to begin the second inning. McLemore finished the night allowing three runs on five hits, striking out four and walking two.

Flyers starting pitcher Matt Durkin appeared to strain his back during warm up pitches before the fifth inning, and OC replaced him with Jake Renshaw on the mound. J.J. Sherrill homered off Renshaw to begin fifth inning, tying the game 3-3. The Outlaws scored an unearned run on a wild pitch, but Renshaw was able to get out of the inning with three Outlaws left on base.

Mike Koons (3-1) pitched a scoreless seventh inning for the win, despite walking two batters and hitting another to load the bases before getting Mitch Einertson to pop out to leave the bases loaded, the third time the Outlaws left three runners on base. Bryan Harris pitched a 1-2-3 eighth to get the ball to Andre Simpson,who recorded his ninth save of the season.

Orange County finish the three-game series on Sunday with Jesse Smith making the start for the Flyers against Chico's Kris Honel. First pitch is at 7:05pm.



Golden Baseball League Stories from July 25, 2010


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central